A practial grammar, or, The easiest and shortest way to initiate young children in the Latin tongue by the help whereof, a child of seven years old may learn more of the grounds of that language in three months, than is ordinarily learn'd in one year's space by those of greater age, in common grammar schools / Published for the use of such as love not to be tedious. To which are added, tables of Mr. Walker's Particles by the assistance where of young scholars may be better enabled to peruse that excellent and most useful treatise by J. Philomath.

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A practial grammar, or, The easiest and shortest way to initiate young children in the Latin tongue by the help whereof, a child of seven years old may learn more of the grounds of that language in three months, than is ordinarily learn'd in one year's space by those of greater age, in common grammar schools / Published for the use of such as love not to be tedious. To which are added, tables of Mr. Walker's Particles by the assistance where of young scholars may be better enabled to peruse that excellent and most useful treatise by J. Philomath.
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Philomath, J.
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London :: Printed by Henry Hills, for Thomas Cockerill, at the Three Leggs, over against the Stocks-Market,
1682.
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Latin language -- Grammar -- Early works to 1800.
Latin language -- Study and teaching -- Early works to 1800.
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"A practial grammar, or, The easiest and shortest way to initiate young children in the Latin tongue by the help whereof, a child of seven years old may learn more of the grounds of that language in three months, than is ordinarily learn'd in one year's space by those of greater age, in common grammar schools / Published for the use of such as love not to be tedious. To which are added, tables of Mr. Walker's Particles by the assistance where of young scholars may be better enabled to peruse that excellent and most useful treatise by J. Philomath." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/B09308.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 9, 2024.

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Indicative Mood.
Sum fui esse futurus, to be.
PersonsIThouHeWeYeThey 
Pref.Sumesestsumusestissuntam, art, is, are
Preter∣imperf.erameraserateramuseratiserantwas, wast, were
Pref.Fuifuistifuitfuimusfuistisfuerunt fuerehave been, hast been, hath been
Plusq. perf.fueramfuerasfueratfueramusfueratisfueranthad been, hadst been
Fut.Eroeriseriterimuseritiseruntshall or will be, shalt or wilt be
Imperative Mood.
Sumesestsumusestissuntam, art, is, are 
  sis as estosit estosimussitis este estotesint sunto 
  be thoube he or let him bebe we or let us bebe yebe they or let them be 
Potential Mood
may or can be maist or canst be, may or can be.
 simsissitsimussitissint 
 essemessesessetessemusessetisessentmight, would, should, ought or could be
 fuerimfuerisfueritfuerimusfueritisfuerinthave been
 fuissemfuissesfuissetfuissemusfuissetisfuissenthad been
 fuerofuerisfueritfuerimusfueritisfuerintmay or can be hereafter
Infinitive Mood.
Pres. and Preterp. esse to bePreterp. and Preterplup. fuisse to have or had beenFut. fore vel fu∣turum esse to be here∣after

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